PHOENIX - As starting point guard Jarrett Jack serves a one-game suspension for a driving under the influence incident last season, the New Orleans Hornets tonight will start shooting guard Marco Belinelli at the point against two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns.

Coach Monty Williams also said newly acquired point guard Greivis Vasquez, who has had one practice and one shootaround since arriving via trade on Saturday, would also see considerable playing time against the Suns.

Additionally, the Hornets have free-agent point guard Squeaky Johnson a veteran of the NBA Development League, available to play tonight.

"The one thing I did not want to do was throw somebody out there after one day of practice, or put Squeaky in a situation that could be overwhelming to him," Williams said. "We feel like at times, you have to put the best players on the floor.

"Marco is one of our better players. To start that many games for an NBA team, and start in the playoffs, he has savvy. He can handle the ball. We're not asking him to be a point guard. We're asking him to be a player tonight. And that's what he is."

Inactive tonight for the Hornets are forwards Gustavo Ayon and DaJuan Summers.